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1 UNIDIR Space Security Conference 2012 [i] (2012)

handle is hein.unl/spaseco2012 and id is 1 raw text is: UNIDIR Space Security Conference 2012 S:ii! 0n z LLI! Conference Report The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) held its eleventh annual conference on space security from 29 to 30 March 2012. The conference, entitled Laying the Groundwork for Progress, was co-sponsored by Secure World Foundation and had support from The Simons Foundation and the governments of the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation and the United States of America. This year, the conference outlined the basics of space security and provided an outlook on its future and the potential progress that could be made. Furthermore, some domestic considerations and technical challenges were discussed that impact space security as well as transparency and confidence-building measures (TCBMs). One of the key themes that emerged from the conference was that, while there is consensus on the need for space sustainability and security, it is a difficult task to accomplish with many possible ways forward. The international community is tackling these challenges within the context of several international initiatives, each with its own priorities and perspectives and subject to domestic and technical considerations. This report aims solely to reflect the content of the presentations and discussions and does not necessarily reflect the opinions and positions of UNIDIR, the sponsoring organizations or supporting states. CONSENSUS ON SPACE SUSTAINABILITY The 2012 UNIDIR Space Security Conference took place at a timely juncture in the development of international space policy. The conference occurred in the context of marked progress as regards several key international space security efforts. Specifically, the United States announced a few months prior to the conference that it would pursue an International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities; the first meeting of the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) on TCBMs in Outer Space Activities was scheduled to convene several months after the conference; and progress continued in the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) Long-term Sustainability of Space Activities (LTSSA) Working Group. The opening speakers of the 2012 conference pointed out that agreement on taking an international approach to space security and sustainability seems to stem from an increasing recognition that space sustainability is both undeniably needed and threatened. The emergence of space sustainability as an international priority is the result of decades of evolution in the way that humans view and utilize the space environment. It is no longer simply the domain of two superpowers engaged in a Cold War but rather a resource upon which many countries depend. Moreover, actors in space have expanded from just state :F J

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